MediaPlayerZ
Posted: May 14, 2015
Threat Metric
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Threat Level: The threat level scale goes from 1 to 10 where 10 is the highest level of severity and 1 is the lowest level of severity. Each specific level is relative to the threat's consistent assessed behaviors collected from SpyHunter's risk assessment model.
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Volume Count: Similar to the detection count, the Volume Count is specifically based on the number of confirmed and suspected threats infecting systems on a daily basis. High volume counts usually represent a popular threat but may or may not have infected a large number of systems. High detection count threats could lay dormant and have a low volume count. Criteria for Volume Count is relative to a daily detection count.
Trend Path: The Trend Path, utilizing an up arrow, down arrow or equal symbol, represents the level of recent movement of a particular threat. Up arrows represent an increase, down arrows represent a decline and the equal symbol represent no change to a threat's recent movement.
% Impact (Last 7 Days): This demonstrates a 7-day period change in the frequency of a malware threat infecting PCs. The percentage impact correlates directly to the current Trend Path to determine a rise or decline in the percentage.
| Threat Level: | 1/10 |
|---|---|
| Infected PCs: | 38,223 |
| First Seen: | April 10, 2015 |
|---|---|
| Last Seen: | September 25, 2024 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
MediaPlayerZ is classified a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) that exhibits adware capabilities and known to be quite similar in terms of the interface with Windows Media Player Classic. Typically, users may download adware-supported applications by themselves as they were misled to believe that the app provides useful features. In other cases, users may accidentally install adware-laced software such as MediaPlayerZ as it was pre-bundled with another free program. An infection with MediaPlayerZ may cause your system to display excessive amounts of advertisements, pop-ups, fake alerts, etc. As a result, system performance may drop significantly, and you may be redirected to third-party websites. In any case, it is advised to select download websites carefully, read the EULA (End User License Agreement) and always opt for 'Custom/Advanced' installation.
Technical Details
File System Modifications
Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read the tutorials on how to find malware, kill unwanted processes, remove malicious DLLs and delete other harmful files. Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.
The following files were created in the system:%WINDIR%\Microsoft\UpdatingServiceSho\Shopping PluginNewVersionDownloader.exe
File name: Shopping PluginNewVersionDownloader.exeSize: 13.82 KB (13824 bytes)
MD5: 901ed6f7b594e7d856d31a3cfcdfec61
Detection count: 2,529
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %WINDIR%\Microsoft\UpdatingServiceSho
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: December 25, 2019
%WINDIR%\Microsoft\UpdatingServicefreetv\project free-tvNewVersionDownloader.exe
File name: project free-tvNewVersionDownloader.exeSize: 13.31 KB (13312 bytes)
MD5: 4c43ed11cf9a6cf303383895bf8a5aaf
Detection count: 995
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %WINDIR%\Microsoft\UpdatingServicefreetv
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 1, 2016
%WINDIR%\Microsoft\sogrfreetv\project free-tvUpdater.exe
File name: project free-tvUpdater.exeSize: 17.4 KB (17408 bytes)
MD5: 7b52765e39168bf351eafe969082d002
Detection count: 700
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %WINDIR%\Microsoft\sogrfreetv
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 1, 2016
%WINDIR%\Microsoft\sogrSOG\Speed Optimizer Guru Ad-Support ModuleUpdater.exe
File name: Speed Optimizer Guru Ad-Support ModuleUpdater.exeSize: 17.4 KB (17408 bytes)
MD5: 50d7f312d7cd7e5b69df20e4a6bbbdbe
Detection count: 76
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %WINDIR%\Microsoft\sogrSOG
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 1, 2016
%WINDIR%\Microsoft\sogrMed\Media Player ZUpdater.exe
File name: Media Player ZUpdater.exeSize: 19.96 KB (19968 bytes)
MD5: 7da7b7b7d970bbc5c96a9efed6f9a084
Detection count: 70
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %WINDIR%\Microsoft\sogrMed
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: November 6, 2020
%WINDIR%\Microsoft\UpdatingServiceMed\Media Player ZNewVersionDownloader.exe
File name: Media Player ZNewVersionDownloader.exeSize: 13.82 KB (13824 bytes)
MD5: fa9452ce2bfc4dcf90d7fd810bfb9bd6
Detection count: 49
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %WINDIR%\Microsoft\UpdatingServiceMed
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: September 26, 2020
%WINDIR%\Microsoft\UpdatingService\NewVersionDownloader.exe
File name: NewVersionDownloader.exeSize: 13.31 KB (13312 bytes)
MD5: af60f74d0e1b738a9c17a24b5e889821
Detection count: 46
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %WINDIR%\Microsoft\UpdatingService
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 1, 2016
%WINDIR%\Microsoft\sogr\WindowsUpdater.exe
File name: WindowsUpdater.exeSize: 25.6 KB (25600 bytes)
MD5: 3333d152f0451679aaef2ba22c453a6d
Detection count: 34
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %WINDIR%\Microsoft\sogr
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 1, 2016
%WINDIR%\Microsoft\sogrSho\Shopping PluginUpdater.exe
File name: Shopping PluginUpdater.exeSize: 19.45 KB (19456 bytes)
MD5: c69ecfa2e42e7241337ffb37b3485c86
Detection count: 14
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %WINDIR%\Microsoft\sogrSho
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 1, 2016
%WINDIR%\Microsoft\sogrSOG\Speed Optimizer Guru runtimeUpdater.exe
File name: Speed Optimizer Guru runtimeUpdater.exeSize: 25.08 KB (25088 bytes)
MD5: 324e6e06ae90915823cbc463236a1f8f
Detection count: 9
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %WINDIR%\Microsoft\sogrSOG
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 1, 2016
More files
Registry Modifications
File name without pathMedia Player Z.lnkHKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}SOFTWARE\dck\Media Player ZSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Media Player ZUpdater_RASAPI32SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Media Player ZUpdater_RASMANCSSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\dck\Media Player ZSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\Media Player ZUpdater_RASAPI32SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\Media Player ZUpdater_RASMANCSSYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\netmon_wfpSYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\sogrMedSYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\netmon_wfpSYSTEM\ControlSet002\services\sogrMedSYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\netmon_wfpSYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\sogrMedHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}{2EA0095A-7DA8-4056-A281-F19C92325C04}{91413148-5A27-4C82-9F77-B55DD63FFAE9}
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